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change including any personal 

information provided, unless the 

comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex 

Valdez, Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460; email address: 

valdez.alex@epa.gov; telephone 

number: 202–564–1746. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

request for approval of a new collection. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor 

and a person is not required to respond 

to a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

This document allows 60 days for 

public comments. Supporting 

documents, which explain in detail the 

information that the EPA will be 

collecting, are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at https://

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC. The telephone number 

for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. 

For additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit https://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments 

and information to enable it to: (i) 

evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (ii) evaluate the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (iv) minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate forms of 

information technology. EPA will 

consider the comments received and 

amend the ICR as appropriate. The final 

ICR package will then be submitted to 

OMB for review and approval. At that 

time, EPA will issue another Federal 

Register document to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

opportunity to submit additional 

comments to OMB. 

Abstract: To help expand historically 

underserved and overburdened 

communities’ access to critical 

resources, the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) developed the 

Promoting Readiness and Enhancing 

Proficiency to Advance Reporting and 

Data (PREPARED) Program. The 

evidence-building technical assistance 

(TA) providers (thereafter referenced as 

Providers) will operate in cooperative 

agreements with EPA to remove barriers 

and improve access for communities 

who have applied for or received 

financial assistance awards to tackle 

their environmental justice concerns. 

The Providers will deliver TA and 

training that is intended to enhance 

capacity in: grant application and 

administration, collecting grant related 

data; meeting federal post-award 

reporting requirements; project 

planning/design; and generating 

information necessary for outcomes 

assessment, evaluation, and 

identification of opportunities for 

improvement. With this Information 

Collection Request (ICR), EPA seeks 

authorization to collect post-award 

information from each Provider to track 

their progress. Collection of this 

information enables EPA to assess and 

manage the PREPARED Program, which 

ensures responsible stewardship of 

public funds; rigorous evidence-based 

learning and improvement; and 

transparent accountability to the 

American public. This ICR also requests 

authorization for the Providers to collect 

input and insights from communities 

who seek to obtain technical assistance 

services, as well as stakeholders who 

have valuable experience and expertise 

in community engagement and 

empowerment. These information 

collections will enable the Providers to 

document local priorities, needs, and 

norms to ensure that they develop 

useful and relevant technical assistance 

and training services. Furthermore, 

feedback about these services will 

enable the Providers to conduct selfassessments to identify best practices 

and areas for improvement. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: To be 

determined. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory for grant recipients as per 

reporting requirements included in EPA 

regulations 2 CFR parts 200 and 1500, 

and voluntary for public outreach 

information collections via surveys and 

focus groups. 

Estimated number of respondents: Up 

to 4 grant recipients and approximately 

4,800 respondents (over 3 years) to 

Public Outreach Information 

Collections. 

Frequency of response: Grant 

recipients will submit one workplan 

each before beginning their project. 

Progress reports are expected quarterly 

for three years. A final report is required 

no later than 120 days after project 

completion. Public outreach 

information collections (via surveys and 

focus groups) will occur throughout the 

life of the PREPARED project. 

Total estimated burden: The 

estimated burden for grant recipients is 

estimated at 362 hours over 3 years. The 

estimated burden for public outreach 

information collections is estimated at 

2,210 hours over 3 years. 

Total estimated cost: The estimated 

cost for grant recipients is estimated at 

$39,820 over 3 years. The estimated cost 

for public outreach information 

collections is estimated at $75,227 over 

3 years. 

Katherine Dawes, 

EPA Evaluation Officer, Office of the Chief 

Financial Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03614 Filed 2–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–11732–01–OA] 

Public Meetings of the Science 

Advisory Board Environmental Justice 

Science and Analysis Review Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office announces two public 

meetings of the Science Advisory Board 

Environmental Justice Science and 

Analysis Review Panel. The purpose of 

the meetings is to discuss charge 

questions, listen to agency 

presentations, listen to public comments 

and peer review the EPA’s draft Revised 

Technical Guidance for Assessing 

Environmental Justice in Regulatory 

Analysis (EJTG). The Panel will also 

develop a self-initiated commentary 

outlining recommendations on 

advancing environmental justice science 

in rulemaking. 

DATES: 

Public meetings: The Science 

Advisory Board Environmental Justice 

Science and Analysis Review Panel will 

meet on the following dates. All times 

listed are in Eastern Time. 

1. March 21, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m. 

2. April 3, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

3. April 4, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

4. April 5, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Comments: See the section titled 

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under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

instructions and deadlines. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting on March 21, 

2024, will be conducted virtually. 

Please refer to the SAB website at 

https://sab.epa.gov for information on 

how to attend the meeting. The meeting 

held on April 3, 4, and 5, 2024, will be 

conducted in person at DoubleTree by 

Hilton Hotel Washington DC—Crystal 

City located at 300 Army Navy Dr., 

Arlington, VA 22202, and virtually. 

Please refer to the SAB website at 

https://sab.epa.gov for information on 

how to attend the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wants further 

information concerning this notice may 

contact Dr. Suhair Shallal, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone 

(202) 564–2057, or email at 

shallal.suhair@epa.gov. General 

information about the SAB, as well as 

any updates concerning the meetings 

announced in this notice can be found 

on the SAB website at https://

sab.epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB was 

established pursuant to the 

Environmental Research, Development, 

and Demonstration Authorization Act 

(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, 

to provide independent scientific and 

technical advice to the EPA 

Administrator on the scientific and 

technical basis for agency positions and 

regulations. The SAB is a Federal 

Advisory Committee chartered under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. 10. The SAB will 

comply with the provisions of FACA 

and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 

procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA 

and EPA policy, notice is hereby given 

that the Science Advisory Board 

Environmental Justice Science and 

Analysis Review Panel will hold two 

public meeting(s) to discuss charge 

questions, listen to agency 

presentations, listen to public comments 

and peer review the EPA’s draft Revised 

Technical Guidance for Assessing 

Environmental Justice in Regulatory 

Analysis (EJTG). The Panel will also 

develop a self-initiated commentary 

outlining recommendations on 

advancing environmental justice science 

in rulemaking. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: All 

meeting materials, including the agenda 

will be available on the SAB web page 

at https://sab.epa.gov. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Public comment for consideration by 

EPA’s federal advisory committees and 

panels has a different purpose from 

public comment provided to EPA 

program offices. Therefore, the process 

for submitting comments to a federal 

advisory committee is different from the 

process used to submit comments to an 

EPA program office. Federal advisory 

committees and panels, including 

scientific advisory committees, provide 

independent advice to the EPA. 

Members of the public can submit 

relevant comments pertaining to the 

committee’s charge or meeting 

materials. Input from the public to the 

SAB will have the most impact if it 

provides specific scientific or technical 

information or analysis for the SAB to 

consider or if it relates to the clarity or 

accuracy of the technical information. 

Members of the public wishing to 

provide comment should follow the 

instruction below to submit comments. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a meeting conducted 

virtually will be limited to three 

minutes and individuals or groups 

requesting an oral presentation at an inperson meeting will be limited to five 

minutes. Each person making an oral 

statement should consider providing 

written comments as well as their oral 

statement so that the points presented 

orally can be expanded upon in writing. 

Persons interested in providing oral 

statements should contact the DFO, in 

writing (preferably via email) at the 

contact information noted under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, by 

March 14, 2024, for the March 21, 2024 

virtual meeting and by March 28, 2024, 

for the April 3–5, 2024 in person 

meeting to be placed on the list of 

registered speakers. 

Written Statements: Written 

statements will be accepted throughout 

the advisory process; however, for 

timely consideration by SAB members, 

statements should be submitted to the 

DFO by March 14, 2024, for 

consideration at the March 21, 2024 

meeting and March 28, 2024, for 

consideration at the April 3–4, 2024 

meeting. Written statements should be 

supplied to the DFO at the contact 

information above via email. Submitters 

are requested to provide an unsigned 

version of each document because the 

SAB Staff Office does not publish 

documents with signatures on its 

websites. Members of the public should 

be aware that their personal contact 

information, if included in any written 

comments, may be posted to the SAB 

website. Copyrighted material will not 

be posted without explicit permission of 

the copyright holder. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact the DFO, at 

the contact information noted above, 

preferably at least ten days prior to the 

meeting(s), to give the EPA as much 

time as possible to process your request. 

Meeting cancellation: The meetings 

announced in this Notice may be 

cancelled if a lapse in government 

funding occurs. If the meetings are 

cancelled, a cancellation notice will be 

posted on the SAB website at https://

sab.epa.gov. 

V. Khanna Johnston, 

Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03547 Filed 2–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2024–0057; FRL–11683– 

01–OCSPP] 

Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and 

Status Information for January 2024 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is required under the 

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 

as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg 

Chemical Safety for the 21st Century 

Act, to make information publicly 

available and to publish information in 

the Federal Register pertaining to 

submissions under TSCA Section 5, 

including notice of receipt of a 

Premanufacture notice (PMN), 

Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) or 

Microbial Commercial Activity Notice 

(MCAN), including an amended notice 

or test information; an exemption 

application (Biotech exemption); an 

application for a test marketing 

exemption (TME), both pending and/or 

concluded; a notice of commencement 

(NOC) of manufacture (including 

import) for new chemical substances; 

and a periodic status report on new 

chemical substances that are currently 

under EPA review or have recently 

concluded review. This document 

covers the period from 1/01/2024 to 1/ 

31/2024. 

DATES: Comments identified by the 

specific case number provided in this 

document must be received on or before 

March 25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2024–0057, 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. Do not submit electronically 

any information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 


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